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Hadith 5510

Chapter on Beginning of Creation and the Mention of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them)

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Chapter on Beginning of Creation and the Mention of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them)

Zujajat al-Masabih 5510Volume 4

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Zechariah was 1 a carpenter.”
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Commentary and footnotes (2)

Note 1

Zechariah was a carpenter

(1) His statement: “Zechariah was a carpenter”: This, along with the previous narration about David, indicates that earning a livelihood is among the practices of the prophets. This does not contradict reliance on Allah by abandoning the pursuit of means, as some prophets and select saints did, with disagreement among scholars about which is superior, detailed in Al-Ihya. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 1

(۱) قوله كان زكريا نجارا فيه وفيها قبله من حديث داود دلالة على أن الكسب من سنة الأنبياء، وهو لا ينافي التوكل بترك مراعاة الأسباب في الأشياء، كما فعله بعض الأنبياء وجماعة من أصفياء الأولياء على خلاف في كون أيهما أفضل عند العلماء، وتحقيقه في كتاب «الإحياء». كذا في «المرقاة».